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The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan formally ended its combat mission on Sunday, more than 13 years after an international alliance ousted the Taliban government for sheltering the planners of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on American cities. About 13,000 foreign troops, mostly Americans, will remain in the country under a new, two-year mission named "Resolute Support" that will continue the coalition's training of Afghan security forces. The Afghan army and police are struggling to fight against Taliban militants who this year killed record numbers of Afghans. "Today marks an end of an era and the beginning of a new one," said U.S. General John Campbell, commander of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), at the ceremony marking the end of the mission held at the ISAF headquarters in Kabul. "We will continue to invest in Afghanistan's future," Campbell said at the ceremony, during which he rolled up the coalition's flag. Since 2001, nearly 3,500 foreign soldiers have died … [Read more...] about U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan ends combat role; thousands of foreign troops remain

A decorated American soldier was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Friday for killing 16 unarmed Afghan civilians, mostly women and children, in two bloody nighttime forays from his military post. Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, a veteran of four combat tours in Iraqand Afghanistan, has admitted to slaughtering the villagers in attacks on their family compounds in Kandahar province in March 2012. He pleaded guilty to the killings in June in a deal that spared him the death penalty, and a sentencing jury of six military personnel deliberated less than two hours on Friday before deciding he should spend the rest of his life in prison. Bales, who appeared in a military court in Washington state in blue military dress, showed no emotion as the verdict was handed down, but his mother cried and rocked back and forth. Army prosecutors said Bales acted alone and with premeditation when, armed with a pistol, a rifle and a grenade launcher, he left his outpost … [Read more...] about U.S. soldier who killed Afghan villagers gets life without parole

U.S. ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three other embassy staffs are confirmed to have died in Tuesday's conflict in the U.S. consulate building in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi. Al Jazeera TV reported that Stevens and the other US officials died being suffocated, possibly from the smoke-filled building that was lit on fire by the attackers. Hundreds of protesters broke into the U.S. consulate building in Benghazi and set ablaze the building. State Department Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the US government is working with the Libyans to secure the compound. French President Francois Hollande, NATO's secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen, and British defense minister Philip Hammond on Wednesday strongly condemned the killing and called on Libya to do everything to find those behind the attack and bring them to justice. Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti pledged to maintain support for Libyan authorities of the new democratic Libya. … [Read more...] about U.S. Ambassador dies in Lybia’s Benghazi attack

Two U.S. soldiers serving in South America contracted Zika but have fully recovered and returned to duty, while a third, pregnant service member left the region early for fear of contracting the virus, a top U.S. commander said on Thursday. Zika infections have been linked to thousands of birth defects as the mosquito-borne virus spreads rapidly in Brazil and other countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Two U.S. servicemembers stationed in Brazil and Colombia, both men, were confirmed to have contracted Zika, said Navy Admiral Kurt Tidd, commander of U.S. Southern Command. "Both cases were confirmed. The cases have (been) resolved," Tidd said in a news briefing. "They both returned to duty." A third, pregnant service member in the region sped up her scheduled return to the United States as a result of the Zika scare, Tidd said. The U.S. military has discussed mosquito eradication with partner militaries in the region and has provided small amounts of supplies, including mosquito … [Read more...] about Two U.S. soldiers in South America contracted, recovered from Zika: commander

VietNamNet Bridge - A helicopter on a training mission crashed in Hanoi’s outlying district of Thach That this morning, killing 18 soldiers and seriously injuring three others.
The incident occurred at around 7:45am in Hamlet No.11 of Thach Hoa commune shortly after the helicopter took off from Hoa Lac airport.
The Russian-built Mi-171 was said to lose altitude and hit the ground before exploding near a local market. The blaze was put out at around 08.30.
On board the helicopter were 21 soldiers who were undertaking a parachute training mission.
Lieut. Gen. Vo Van Tuan, deputy chief of General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, said relevant agencies launched an inquiry into the cause of the tragedy.
Initial investigations showed the crash was caused by technical failure.
Death toll has risen to 18. Authorities earlier put it at 16.
Sixteen soldiers were confirmed dead at the scene and five others were injured and admitted to military hospitals. However, two more … [Read more...] about 18 soldiers died in Hanoi helicopter crash